Royal Scots Regiment Museum
Inside the castle walls are a number of museums. We took some time to tour the Royal Scots Regiment Museum which chronicles the exploits of the oldest Infantry Regiment of the Line in the British Army. It was founded in 1633 and has won so many decorations, awards, medals and flags that they can only show a small fraction of the honors in the museum. This display shows one of the heroes of the regiment rescuing a fellow soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Whoever he was, he later went on to capture a gold eagle from a French battle banner. At the time this was considered a major feat of bravery. Much like capturing the coup stick of an American Indian tribe.
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